Brassiere



W. KOPS sRAssIEaE Filed Feb. 24, 1923 2 Sheets-8heet l ISATT "BY 0; l NVFNTOR w. KoPs' mmssxinu:

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mveuroa Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

WALDEM'AR KOPS, on NEW YORK, N. Y., Assrenoarc nnivro CIRCLET- beams, me, A coaromrxolv on NEW YORK. 1

BRAssIERE.

Application filed February 24, 1923. Serial No. 620,868. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALDEMAR Kors, a cltizen of the United States, residing in the borough of. Manhattan, city, county, and

State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Brassieres, of which the following is a specification. c v

This invention relates to a brassiere, and like other garments of its general type is adapted to be secured on the body of the wearerto overlie, confine and support the busts In brassieres as generally constructed, the tension applied at the front of the garment produces a more or less flat front effect. Obviously the flattening of the busts in front causes a greater or less spread of the flesh at the sides, and the object of my invention is thecprovision of a garment in whichthe fiat front effect will be produced and. adequate support provided for the spread of the flesh at the sides of the wearer, and also in the same garment to provide tension straps "-which are so placed as to be adapted to bear against and sup port and thus control the diaphragm of the wearer. j

To this end, in carrying out the invention,

the garment nade in accordance therewith is so constructed as to provide a front memberfin which there is simultaneously produced a downward tension and lateral tension diverging to the lower front sectionof the garment to exert the necessary pressure for producing the flat front efiect and to provide forthe support of the spread of the flesh atthe sides of the body,iand also suitable tension straps for producing a pressure against the diaphragm to. control and support the same, as hereinbefore stated, and as will be hereinafter more "particularly described. v i I In the drawing: n

. Fig. 1 ,is aperspective view showing the use of a brassiere made accordance with this invention. V

Fig. 2is a plan viewof theinner side of the garmentshowing the same in a flattened position. n a I I q Fig. is an enlarged outer elevation of the lower frontportion of the garment; and a, Fig. .4fis a-sect ionon line 4-4, Fig.3.

Q Referring {to the drawing, the garment 1na de in acpprd ce with this 1 inventiOn pref rab ytempni es a elu e yef s ams- These include a front section 10, a side section 11, aside section 12 and a back section 13 in the right hand side of the garment, and aside section 14, a side section 15 and a back section 16 in the left hand side of the garment. The front sectionlO is connected to the side section 11 along a line of stitching 17; the side section 11 is connected to the side section 12 along a line of stitching 1/8; the side section 12 is connected to the back sec-. tion 13 along a line of stitching 19.= Simi-. larly on the other side of the garment the, front section is connected to the side section 14 along a line of stitching20, the side section '15 is connected to the side section'14 along a line of stitching 21, and the back section 16 is connected to the side section 15. along a line of stitching 22'. At the back of the'garment the free edge of the back section 13 is provided with a reinforcing strip 23 secured to which is a series of suitably spaced eyes 24. Along the free edge of the back section 16 there is provided a reinforcing strip 25 having secured thereto a corresponding series of hooks 26, each of which is adapted to engage one of the eyes 24. This garment is adapted to extend around the body from the front to the back and to be secured in position at the back by the hooks and eyes described. It will be understood. however, that the garment maybe made to otherwise extendaround the body and the parts thereof connected by any suitable attaching devices. 1 w w The rearward edge of the side member 11 extends fromthe upper edge of thegarment to a point indicated at 27 along the line of stitching 18 by which these sections are cOnnectedQand at the forward edge of the side section 11 the same extends from the upper edge of the garment to a point indicated at 28,the lowerportion of the side section 11 terminating in a tapered strap extending toward the lower central. portion of the'front section' 10.

Similarly on the other side of the garment the -rear edge of the side section '14 extends from the'topof the garment, that is theupper' edge thereof to' a point indi- 'cated at 30 along the line of stitching 21 connecting this section to the side section 15, and theforwardedgeof the sidesection 14 extends from the'upper edge of the garment to a ointindicated a 1 a o g] the line of stitching 20 by which the side section 14 is connected to theifriont'fsecftionr101 The lower portion of the side section 14 terminates in a strap 32which isthe complement of the stra p29, and at theirex tremities these straps 29 and 32"ar'e prefer ably-connected to one another in any suitable Connected to and depending from the extremities rof the manner as indicated at 33.

straps 29 and 32 is a tape 34 carrying a hook 35 adjustable toposition thereon, and

at its-extremity the 11901536 Qonnected centrally to. the lower portionof. the front member 10 is a reinforcing stripf37 in which a series ofreyelets 38is s zcured, ..It will be understood thatthelower ends ofthe straps 29 and32 areufnattach'ed to thelower portion of the front member; and that inadjusting: the garment to position the hook 35. is secured toa corset clasp qr; other; device ofan undergarment and the hook; 36 2 5 gaged with either onei of the eyes' 3 8 whereby beat'tached to the. sectio 1 y table manner and may merely comprise a rein forcing sections a I .Thei garment allsonincludes suitable tension stnapsior exerting a pressure against the diaphragm otth'e wearer. Inthe left handlside of the garment the tension strap includes a section 41 of, inelastic material and a; section 42; of .elastic material; The lower edge of this tension strap completes theicontinuityi of theilow'er. edge of the. garment, and the upper; edge thereof is inv dieatedzat 43. The forwardwedgemof this strap: extends from the-lower edge of the' garment to a piointindicated; at 4-A., and, is secured'ito, the front section ltlland side secr tion 'l lsby. the same line; ofi stitching 1,7 con; necting these sectionsgof the garmej t. The rear edgeiof the tension strap extends from thealower edgebf .thi=;-;,. garment to a point indicated at ,45 and, is secured in position by the. same line. Ofstitching ;l8 that con; nectsthe side sections 1 l1,andr l2..\ Conse:- quently, as, wilLbeZapparnfi, the upper end oft/the forward ed-ge,,-of the tension strap overlies the lower portion of "the; side; section \11- ,a predetermined distance. fand the upper en'dWo-fihe rear edgel .o f the tension, strap overlies thetside section 11 a vpredeterrnined distance. Similarly in'- the; right hand side of the garment the tension strap includes arsection 46 preferably mad ofinelastic material and a section a? preferably made of elas tic material. The lower edge of this tension strap completes the continuit of the lower edge of the garment atth'e r0311;

thereoffand the top edge of this strap is indicated at 48. The forward edge of this tension strap is connected to the garment along the same line of stitching by which the'front sectio'n isconnected to the side section 14, and the upper end of the forward edge terminates a point 'in dic ated; at 49 so that the" tension'strap 1a is ferx vard end overlies jtlie sidensection 14 for an 'appre ciable distance. The rear edg of the tension strap extends from thelower edge of the garment to a point indicated at 50; and is H1 Iii vo t connected along the same line of stitching which connects thesid'esections 14$ and The upper endpf the rear edge of the ten i sion strap terminatesijat apoint' indicated at bO so that, at the rear end thereof the ten sion strap'o verliesan appreciable portion of the side section l t. i I As indicated, in the drawing the garment may provided with shoulder strapsindi-. cated at 5l aiid 52: which; ,at theirextremities are preferably secured. to theupp'er edge of the garment at the points, between the front andside sections and between the back sections and the adjacent} side'sections. By reference to the drawing and particularly to F-ig. 2, it willbe clearly seen that the division lineor. line of stitches between the side sections 11" and 12, and the side sections 14 and 15 are at approki'niately'theaxillar line of the garment and 7 that the diaphragm tension v straps extend along the lower portionof the garment at their lower edges completing thQQoIitinuity thereof, and from the front I central section to approximately the axillarlines of thegarment, I

From the foregoin-gi deseri pti'on, it will now, be understood that in: the garment de scribed: provision has: been made for exerting simultaneously a dow nward tension in ir-91 E e.,garm fi lir l rreepox ili fi i ar I le 'elir bi-l bedy f t e wea r -arid? latera y Xtend hg-dOW e e tensioee produ ngo'r fe fr nd il f a eral pressures in theside'seetion of the gar: ment which are transmitted to the may of he wearersr de h ifl t f n l fi and 'toprovideforthe support of the spread of the flesh at the side's due't'o the p essu e at front,r.and alsor 1 0. exert 'a' variable p essu e a hs d ar ta hlt n i d assist in supporting the same; which; de} i e see .v e .o t i e ap i t et features, coact with one another tolpro'di lce theg-desired results; It} j rnsb, be underooduth t a e-ie ee seed, ih ie arm nt hew sne de er be f l i a eases erewe.ihtig fi rihafiia the back, the same may be Other i 9 structed to carry out the purposes of the invention without departing from the nature and spirit thereof.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a brassiere a body member having a front central section, side sections adjacent thereto, each side section having a strap continuation extending downwardly and forwardly, the said straps being connected at their extremities adjacent the lower edge of the brassiere, and means connected to the extremities of the said straps to depend.

therefrom for coacting with the front central section to exert a straight downward tension in the front central section and laterally inclined downward tensions in the side sections of the brassiere.

2. In a brassiere, a body member having a front central section and adjacent side sections, the side sections including oppositely disposed downwardly inclined straps, the forward portions of the said side sections at the lower ends thereof terminating in the said straps which converge and are connected at their extremities adjacent the lower front central edge of the brassiere, and a tape connected to and extending from the extremities of the said straps and provided with attachments for connection respectively to an under garment and the lower portions of the said central section of the brassiere.

3. In a brassiere a body member having a front central section, side sections adjacent thereto, the said side sections each having a strap continuation extending downwardly and forwardly with the said straps underlying the front central section and connected to one another at their extremities immediately below the front central section, and means connected to the extremities of the straps and the said front central section to exert a straight downward tension in the front central section and laterally inclined downward tensions in the side sections of the brassiere.

4. In a brassiere, a body member having a front central section and adjacent side sections, the side sections including oppositely disposed downwardly inclined straps, the forward portions of the said side sections at the lower ends thereof terminating in said straps which underlie the front central section and are connected to one another at their extremities, and a tape connected to and extending from the extremities of the said straps and provided with attachment devices, one of which is adapted to be connected to an under garment and the other to one of a plurality of eyelets provided for this purpose in the lower portion of the said central section of the brassiere.

5. In a brassiere, a body member having a front central section and side sections ex tending from the front section to approximately the axillar lines of the garment, the said'side sections including oppositely disposed downwardly inclined straps converging to the lower front central edge of the brassiere, tension devices connected to the extremities of the said converging straps and coacting therewith to produce both a downward tension and laterally disposed side tensions in the said front central section of the brassiere, and tension straps each including an elastic and an inelastic section extending from the front central section to approximately the axial line of the garment and each overlying a portion of the lower part of the corresponding side section of the brassiere.

Signed by me this 26th day of January, 1923.

WALDEMAR KOPS. 

